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People v. Cervantes

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 16, 2011No. 2-09-0900PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bowman

Justices Schostok and Birkett concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Following a bench trial, defendant, Ildifonso Cervantes, was convicted of resisting a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/31—1(a—7) (West 2008)). The offense was a Class 4 felony because defendant’s conduct proximately caused injuries to an officer. Defendant appeals, contending that his act of running from the police was not the proximate cause of the officer’s injuries. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence (625 ILCS 5/11—501(d) (West 2008)), driving with a revoked license…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. First Springfield Bank & Trust v. GalmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
  3. People v. LoweryIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  4. People v. LeeIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  5. People v. MartinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. BurtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. People v. ZirkoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
  4. People v. FonderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  5. People v. FonderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013

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